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Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, Felix Mendelssohn; Second Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. Max Reger; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, pianist--- Crystal LP S334

Three Romances, Op. 94, Robert Schumann; Sonata in Bb, J. P. Wanhal; Music from "Songs Without Words", Felix Mendelssohn; Six German Songs, Op. 103 for Soprano, Clarinet & Piano, Ludwig Spohr; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano; Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano--- ORS LP 77273

Trio for Piano, Clarinet & Cello, Vincent D'Indy; Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet & Piano, Francois Devienne; Apres un Reve, Gabriel Faure; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano; Lorne Munroe, cello---ORS LP 78326

Clarinet Sonata No. 3, Max Reger; Sonata No. 5 for Clarinet Piano & Percussion, John Russo; Trio for clarinet Piano & Mallet Percussion, David Saturen; John Russo, clarinet, Lydia Ignacio, piano, Andrew Power; Florence Ierardi, percussion--- ORS LP 78294

Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, Leonard Bernstein; Margo'a, Synaula II, Claire Polin; Concertante, Norman Dello Joio; Two Studies, John Russo; Lydia Ignacio, paino; Loren Lind, flute; John Russo, clarinet--- ORS LP 79330

Clarinet Sonata No. 1 Max Reger; Three Songs for Soprano Clarinet & Piano, John Russo; Eight Songs for Soprano, Romeo Cascarino; Flight of the Bumblebee, Rimsky-Korsakov; Aria, Jacques Ibert; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano; Dolores Ferraro, soprano; Romeo Cascarino, piano; Joan Monasevitch, soprano--- ORS LP 80367

Triplum for Flute, Three Pieces for Unaccompanied Clarinet, David Cope; Four Pieces for Clarinet Unaccompanied, John Russo; Temple Song for Solo Piano, Norman Lee; John Russo, clarinet, Betty Gozesky, piano, Linda Dimartino, flute, Marilyn Garst, piano.--- CAPRA LP 1203

Berky Songs for Childhood & Nostalgia Thought Pictures, Songs of Nostalgia, Northwest Passage, Songs from the Underwoods, Carl Berky; Judith Malis, soprano; Carl Berky, piano--- CRS LP 724

Fantasie, Gioacchino Rossini; Solo De Concours, Henri Rabaud; Concert Piece for Two Clarinet & Piano, Felix Mendelssohn:
Nightingales for baritone, John Russo; The Willowwood Songs for Soprano, Ion Zottos; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano; Dolores Ferraro, soprano; Warren Ottey, baritone --- CRS LP 8115

Kleines Konzert for Clarinet Viola & Piano, Alfred Uhl; Lament for Cello, John Russo; Beau Soir, Claude Debussy; Le Cygne, Camille Saint-Saens; Sonatina for Clarinet & Piano, Gordon Jacob; Clarinet Sonata, F. Orville Lewis; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano; Lorne Munroe, cello; Janee Munroe, viola --- CRS LP 8116

Italian Composers- Fugue in G Minor, Girolamo Frescobaldi; Aria from "Tocatta Seconda", Minuetto from "Tocatta Quarta", Tocatta Ottava, Alessandro Scarlatti; Suite in B Minor, D. Zipoli; Fugue in E Minor, Giambattista Martini; Sonatina I Tre Tempi, Alfredo Casella; Tocatta No.1, John Russo; Molly Huang, piano ---CRS LP 8117

Chamber Art Soloists- Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, Gordon Jacob; Four Short Pieces, Howard Ferguson:
String Quartet in F Major, David Meyer; Summer Sketch for Clarinet & Strings, John Russo:
CHAMBER ART SOLOISTS (MEMBERS) --- CRS LP 8218

American Composers- Time Cycle, Lukas Foss; Four Riffs for Clarinet & Percussion, John Russo; Trio for Clarinet Cello & Piano, Gerald Levinson; Lucas Foss conductor (Time Cycle), John Russo, clarinet; Janice Kestler, soprano; Lori Barnet, cello; Glen Steele, percussion; John Dulik, piano ---CRS LP 8219

New Music- Quartet for Bassoon & Strings, Bernard Garfield; Adagio & Fugue, David DeBolt; Trio for Clarinet Bassoon & Piano, Two Pieces for Bassoon Solo, John Russo; Dialogue for Clarinet & Piano, Sy Brandon; Alla Gitana, Paul Dukas; John Russo, clarinet; David DeBolt, bassoon; Lydia Ignacio, piano ---CRS LP 8220

Chamber Society Orchestra of Philadelphia- Two Sketches for String Orchestra, Gordon Jacob; Concerto No 3 & 11 for Bassoon and Strings, Antonio Vivaldi; Elegie, Peter Tchaikovsky; Concerto in Bb Major for Bassoon & Strings No. 6, Capel Bond; David DeBolt, Bassoon; Lydia Walton Ignacio, harpsichord--- CRS LP 8321

Brian Sparks- Three Romances Op. 94, Robert Schumann; Vocalise, Sergei Rachmaninoff; Prelude, Guy Lacour; Reflections for Alto Saxophone & Piano, Alan Oettinger; Five Moods in Miniature, David Saturen; Six Preludes for Piano, Jay Reise; Brian Sparks, Saxophone, Gary Chapman, piano--- CRS LP 8323

Music for Harp Oboe Clarinet & Piano- Sonata for Oboe & Harp, Robert Kelly; Suite for Oboe & Piano, Sy Brandon; Variations II for Oboe Clarinet & Piano, John Russo; Serenade No. 13 for Two Clarinets, Parable for Solo Clarinet, Vincent Persichetti; Sonatina Quasi Una Improvisata, Carl Berky; Deborah Hoffman, harp; Joseph Robinson, oboe, John Russo, Ignatius Russo, clarinets; Lydia Ignacio, piano ---CRS LP 8424

Tambous- Sunflowers, Harvey Sollberger; Introduction & Rondo, Leon Stein; Homage to Keith Jarret and Gary Burton, Barbara Kolb; Give Me Your Hand, The Young Maid's Live, Plankaty Burke, Theodore Frazeur Arr.; Variations on a Swedish Folk Tune, Ingolf Dahl/arr. Theodore Frazeur:
Holly Stackhouse, flute, Theodore Frazeur, percussion ---CRS LP 8425

Paul Hindemith- Quintet for Clarinet & String Quartet Op. 30, Paul Hindemith; Fantasia for Clarinet & Piano, James H. Fry; String Quartet, Theldon Myers; Sonatina for Clarinet & Piano, William Alexander; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano; Chester String Quartet--- CRS LP 8527

Peter Mennin- Five Piano Pieces, Peter Mennin; Six Scenes & a Fantasy, Lawrence Dillon; Variations for Flute & Piano, Martin Rokeach; Three Ostinati with Chorales for Clarinet & Piano, Henry Cowell; Jeffrey Krieger, cello; Tzimon Barto, piano; Eldred Spell, flute; Marcia Murray, piano; John Russo, Clarinet; Lydia Ignacio, piano---CRS LP 8528

Gabriel Faure-Ballade in F sharp, op. 19, Nocturne No. 6 in Db op. 63, Nine Preludes, op. 103, Barcarolle No. 5 in F sharp, op. 66:
Samuel Dilworth-Leslie, pianist.--- CRS LP 8529

Contemporary Composers- Music for Two Pianos, Michael Schelle; Sextet, James Lovendusky; Fables Opus 69, Ivar Lunde; Jaded Garden, John Russo; Celliano Rhapsody, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn; Delphin & Romain, duo piano, The Contemporary Players & Singers of Temple University- Clifford Taylor, dir.; Kazuo Tokito, flute/picc.; Lydia Ignacio, piano; John Russo, Bass clarinet/alto saxophone; Arthur Follows, cello; Mary J. van Appledorn, piano ---CRS LP 8530

American Music of the 1970's Bravura Row No. 1 for Piano, Jacob Stern; Second Sonata for Piano, Elizabeth Bell; Toccata No. 2 for Piano, John Russo; Waltzes Op. 34 No. 1, Op. 64 No 2, Op. 69 No 2. Op. 70 No 1-2-3, Op. Posthumous, Chopin; Camille Antoinette Budarz, piano ---CRS LP 8531
 
THE COMPOSERS, Three Miniatury, Krzysztof Penderecki: Fantaisie De Concert, Edmond Avon; Maya the Deluder, David P. Jones; Theodore J. Pasternak, clarinet/Cecilia B. Sibinga, piano; Fantasy Variations, Peter Lieuwen/ Claudia Combs, violin, Cathern Clume, violin, Ronald Copes, viola, Paul Diebold, cello; Fantasy for Piano, Harold Schiffman,
Jane Perry-Camp, piano---CRS LP 8632

The Hermit Songs, Samuel Barber; The Dodo, Robert Lombardo; Psalm 150, Psalm 112, Testimony Op. 9, Scenes from Childhood Op. 18, Donald E. Dillard; Jerry Peete tenor; Kelley Wyatt, piano; Pier Giorgio Calabria, director (The Dodo); Central Presbyterian Church; Donald Dillard, director; Richard Fields, piano.---CRS LP 8633

Gems of the Keyboard- Sonata F, Casanovas; Sonata F, Freixanet; Sonata D, Albeniz; Sonata G minor, Sonata D, Sonata Db, Solar; Pavana Capricho, Malaguena (Suite No 3), Albeniz; Polichinello, Villa-Lobos; Cuentecillo, Massana; Pastoral, Rodrigo; Kyrie Variations for Piano, Russo; A Liszt Fantasie, van Appledorn; Consuelo Colomer, piano ---CRS LP 8634

The Modern Americans- Rainmusic-Expanded, Baker; Solo Viola Sonata, Snyder; Organal Voices, Wallach; Homage to Cowell, Cage, Crumb & Czerny, Diemer; Canzona per Sonar, Paulson-Thorp; Glyphs, Snyder; Contemporary Ensemble of the Cleveland Institute; Harold Levin, viola; William Trigg, vibraphone; Gines-Didier Cano, bassoon; Wendell & Marjorie Nelson, pianists; Robert O'Boyle, oboe; Gary Echols, bassoon ---CRS LP 8635

Two Plus Two-Duo for Violoncello & Piano, Jeffrey Wood; Love Letter for Voice & Piano, Douglas Davis; Ten Canons for Two Clarinets, William Presser; Piano Sonata No. 1, Patrick Beckman:
Candace Wood, cello; Jeffry Wood, piano, Gary McKercher, tenor, John Russo, Ignatius W. Russo, clarinets, Lydia Ignacio, piano, Patrick Beckman, piano --- CRS LP 8736

Panorama- Death Angel, John Lennon; Born of the East, Theldon Myers; La valle des cloches, Maurice Ravel; Two Visions Sombres, Op. 1, Neil Penesis; Pentarcs for Piano, Herbert Bielawa; Donna Coleman, piano; Ruth Drucker, soprano, Joseph Briscuso, saxophone; Frederick Minger, piano; Margaret Mills, piano --- CRS LP 8737

East Meets West- Five Pieces for Piano, Allen Brings; Triptych for Solo flute, Richard Festinger; Etude for Flute with Piano Pedal, John Russo; Eklektikos Piano Solo, Brent Heisinger; Nocturnes for Piano, Robert Dusek; Genevieve Chinn, piano; Samuel Baron, flute; Aiko Onishi, piano; Robert Dusek, piano --- CRS LP 8738

Contrasts- Song Without Words, Charles Ives; Translucence, William Kraft; A Little Piano Music, Please, Gerald C. Chenoweth; Sonata Da Chiesa, Robert Young McMahan; Three Sonatinas for Four Hands, Elaine Bearer; Vocalise for Soprano, Alto Saxophone and Piano, Theldon Myers; Paul Hoffmann, piano; James Ostryniec, oboe; Robert Young McMahan, accordion; Annamarie & John McCarthy, pianists; Ruth Drucker, soprano; Frederick Minger, piano; Joseph Briscuso, saxophone ---CRS LP 8739

Sound Spectrum- Four Moods for Clarinet & Piano, Ivar Lunde; Huntingdon Trio, William Alexander; Star, Peter Lieuwen; Sonic Mutation Harp Solo, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn; Piece for Flute Solo with Tape Accompaniments, William DeFotis; John Russo, Clarinet; Ivar Lunde, Jr. oboe; Donald Patterson, piano; Prisms New Music Ensemble- Susan Owen, soprano; Paul Diebold, cello; Brian Lease, Percussion; Joan Allen Smith, director; Gail Barber, harpist; John Fonville, flute ---CRS LP 8741

Brass & Pipes- Combinazione V for Brass Quintet, Robert Hall Lewis; Fanfare Suite for Brass Quintet, Kevin Hiatt; Variation on a Yank, John Russo; Missa Brevis for Trumpet & Organ, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn; Outlands Sketches Organ Solo, Clare Shore; Annapolis Brass Quintet; Philadelphia Brass Society; Robert Birch, trumpet; Carol Feather Martin, organ; Emma Lou Diemer, organ ---CRS LP 8842

Prelude in Blue- Three Romances, Prelude for Oboe & Oboe & Harp, John Russo; Rhapsody for Guitar, Marilyn J. Ziffrin; Scherzo for Clarinet & Guitar, Martin Rokeach; Three Pieces for Clarinet, Igor Stravinsky; Blues for Harp Oboe & Violoncello, Lawrence Hoffman; Chanson dans La Nuit, Carlos Salzedo; Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; John Mack, Oboe; Bryan Dumm, cello; Peter Segal. guitar; Deborah Carter, flute; John Russo, clarinet ---CRS LP 8843

Dimensions- Canti d'Innocenza; Five Mementos for Piano Solo, Richard Becker; As in a Poem Piano Solo, Thomas de Dobay; Fractals, James Hobbs; Five Poems of Wallace Stevens, Allen Shearer; Susan Witt, soprano; William Wohlmacher, Clarinet; Randall Pratt, harp; Jerome Heff, vibraphone; Frank LaRocca, conductor; Andrea Lepay, piano; (Members of the Fox Valley Chamber Orchestra) Kate Tamarkin, Director; Nancy Burton Garrett, piano; Allen Shearer, baritone; Barbara Shearer, piano ---CRS LP 8944

Monologue- Suite for Violin & Piano, Norma Wendelburg; Fantasy Pieces, Mark Winges; Monologue for Unaccompanied Clarinet Op. 157, Ernst Krenek; Sonata No. 1, Sonata No 7, Xavier LeFevre; Il Carnevale De Venezia for Clarinet & Piano, Alamiro Giampieri; Helen Armstrong, violin; Marianna Khazanova Salzman, piano; Mirjam Ingolfsson, cello; Janet J. Biely, harp; John Russo, clarinet; Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano ---CRS LP 8945

Clarinet Concerto, Robert Dusek; University Symphony Orchestra; Lament, op 25 Alan Hovhaness; House of Sky, Henry Wolking; Contemporary Music Consortium of Utah, Madeline F. Shatz, Conductor; Sonatina for Piano, Peter Lieuwen; Werner Rose piano; John Russo, (clarinet soloist) ---CRS LP 8947

The Winds & Piano- Pro & Contra Dances for Brass Quintet, Ramon Zupko, The Western Brass Quintet; Syndetos for Piano, Dorothea Austin (Barry Goldsmith, piano); Divertimento for Woodwind Quintet, William Alexander:
Woodwind Quintet, Elaine L. Bearer, The Edenboro Woodwind Quintet ---CRS LP 8948

American Music- Four Two Part Inventions, Lukas Foss; Song & Dance, Ned Rorem; Patricia Laliberte, piano; Five Pieces for Clarinet & Piano Randall Snyder; John Russo clarinet, Tania Lee, piano; Answer From Out of the Whirlwind, Bradley Bombardier; Di Lebendigen Und Die Todten, Robert Mueller; Theresa Delaplain, oboe, English Horn; Robert Mueller, piano; Fantasy for Trumpet & Piano, Norma Wendelburg; Eric Schwengruber, Trumpet; Ellie Auerbach, piano --- CRS LP 9049

What Wondrous Love- Sing God a Simple Song, Leonard Bernstein; Cujus Animan, Gioachino Rossini; Great Is Thy Faithfulness, William Runyan; Ingemisco, Giuseppi Verdi; If with all your Hearts, Felix Mendelssohn; Spirit Divine, M. M. van Appledorn; The Heavens Are Telling, Michael Daugherty; Wondrous Love, Samuel Barber; Les Petite Cloches, Richard Purvis; Gammal Fabodsalm, Oskar Lindberg:
Paul Harms, tenor, Janet Harms, piano/organ, First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Erie & Philharmonic Chorus ---CRS LP 9050


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